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Each year the Perennial Plant Association chooses a plant
of the year. This year's choice is
Geranium 'Rozanne',
an easy-to-grow hardy perennial with deep green mounded foliage. This
long-blooming perennial produces violet-blue flowers
with a white eye all summer long. It grows vigorously, spreading of 2-3
feet in one season and reaches a height of 18-20 inches. 'Rozanne'
Geranium grows in sun and is also deer and rabbit resistant. 'Geranium 'Rozanne' joins the following past winners of Perennial Plant of the
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| 2007 'Nepeta' 'Walker's Low' |
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2006 Dianthus 'Firewitch' |
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2005 Lenten rose (Helleborus) |
| 2004 Japanese painted fern |
| 2003 'Becky' shasta daisy |
| 2002 'David' tall phlox |
| 2000 'Blue Butterfly' scabiosa |
| 1999 'Goldsturm' Rudbeckia (black-eyed susan) |
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NEW PERENNIALS FOR 2008. . . |
1998 Echinacea 'Magnus' (coneflower) |
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Add these to your garden this year! |
1997 Salvia 'May Night' |
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We stock all of these award winners
and many more reliable, interesting, and colorful perennials |
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Arisaema -
Japanese Jack in the Pulpit Dark purple pitcher-shaped flowers are
white inside, blooming in spring. Stunning,, exotic looking yet easy
to grow in shady areas. Striking in the garden, this 24" tall
perennial is related to our native Jack-in-the-Pulpit. |
"Walk
through our gardens and enjoy the many perennials and shrubs in their full
glory" |
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Astilbe 'White Wings'- Late summer
blooming perennial for shady areas. Beautiful in bloom with white
flowers with a pinkish tinge and a faint sweet fragrance. Blooms for a
long period and does not fade. Compact growth to 15" tall. Best in
humus-rich soil and afternoon shade. |
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Delosperma Mesa
Verde™- Ice Plant Forms a mat of succulent green leaves
with pink flowers from late spring through early fall. Makes a fantastic
groundcover growing 12" tall and 18" wide. Looks good when planted with
Artemisia 'Powis Castle'. Best in full sun. |
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| Echinacea Big Sky™ Twilight
- Coneflower New hybrid coneflower with striking red-rose flowers
and an unusually deep red cone. Petals are slightly reflexed and
overlapping for a full look and have a soft fragrance. Think of the red
sky of a summer sunset with this perennial in your garden. Best in full
sun. Grows 36" tall and 18-24" wide. |
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| Echinacea 'Kim's Mophead' - White
coneflower A shorter variety of white coneflower with compact growth
to only 18" tall with a 20-24" spread. Beautiful large white flowers bloom
from July to September and attract butterflies but are deer resistant. Grow in
full sun. |
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| Echinacea 'Pink Double Delight' - Short
compact growth with 3" true pink pompon flowers which age to lavender pink on
strong well-branched stems. Grows 24" tall and 18" side in full sun.
Blooms from mid to late summer. |
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| Eupatorium dubium 'Little Joe' - Joe Pye
Weed More compact for gardens, this selection looks similar to
regular Joe Pye Weed, but at half the size. Large, domed flowers of
mauve-purple bloom on dark purple stems all summer. Striking, hardy, beautiful in all
gardens. Grows 3-4' tall and 3' wide in full sun. Absolutely loved
by butterflies! |
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| Gaura 'Passionate Blush' - A compact form
of Gaura with red stems and reddish buds opening to pink flowers throughout
summer, Passionate Blush grows 18" tall and 20" wide. It will casually
intertwine with other plants giving a carefree but not weedy look. Easy to
grow and fast growing, Gaura grows well in sunny locations and tolerates hot,
dry summers with occasional waterings. |
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| Heuchera villosa 'Citronelle' - Coral
Bells Robust, citron yellow hybrid with silvery undersides, this coral
bells with be chartreuse in heavier shade. Cream flowers bloom on thin
wiry stalks. Compact habit to 12" tall; grows best in locations with
afternoon shade. |
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| Iris chrysographes 'Black Form'
Sino-siberian Iris Dramatic indigo-violet,
almost black, flowers grace this clump forming beardless iris. It is
related to the moisture loving Siberian iris and prefers moist or even boggy
soil. Grows best in sun to 32" tall. The small black flowers are
flecked with yellow at their throats. Eyecatching! |
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| Kniphofia uvaria 'Flamenco Mix' Red
Hot Poker
This All American Selection is the most colorful plant blooming
with four colors on the flowers at once. Long flower stalks begin creamy
white, then go to yellow, orange, and red. Easy to grow, this Red Hot
Poker has 30" flower spikes all summer with sword like leaves. Long lived and
drought tolerant. |
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| Leucanthemum 'Crazy Daisy'
- Shasta Daisy No two blooms are alike on the fringed and
frilly, double flowers of this perennial. Two inch wide, white blooms have
a small yellow center. Prolific flowering to 24-28" tall all summer in
sunny locations. Butterflies love them. |
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Leucanthemum 'Snow Lady'
- Shasta Daisy This dwarf shasta daisy
grows only 12" tall and wide and is covered with single white daisies beginning
in June and continuing for 3 months. Grows best in sun in moist,
well-drained soil. Ideal for front of the flower bed.
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| Monarda 'Grand Marshall'
- Bee Balm Brilliant fuchsia-purple
flowers are produced on upright plants. Compact size to 16" tall.
Blooms all summer, attracting hummingbirds and butterflies, but is deer
resistant. Leaves show excellent mildew resistance. Grows best in
sunny areas. |
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Paeonia 'Top Brass'
- Peony Classic flower form with a full raised
center of light pink and canary yellow framed with white horizontal petals.
Flowers are good for cutting and have a light fragrance. Grows 3' tall and
3' wide in full sun. Blooms in late May.
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| Paeonia tenuifolia 'Rubra Plena'
- Fern Leaf Peony A
collector's perennial. Fine threadlike foliage makes this plant totally
unlike that of other garden peonies. Blooms in late spring with double
dark red flowers to only 15" tall. Grow in full sun; foliage may go
dormant in early summer. |
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Phygelius 'Croftway Purple Prince'
Cape Fuchsia
Tubular deep violet flowers hang in loose clusters from the branches of this
shrub-like perennial. Prune back in early spring for fullness. Grows
24" tall and 3' wide, blooming from May to October in full sun.
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Come see these new varieties and all the other great
perennials we have to offer! |
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